mouth curves strongly downward, and, therefore, does not 

 extend so far back as the undulatus proper. The tail also 

 differs, in having both upper and lower lobes rounded, 

 instead of the upper being square as in the undulatus. 



Head, about one-fifth of the entire length; snout, 

 rather pointed, and projecting beyond the mouth; mouth 

 reaching to the center of the eye; small barbel on the 

 lower lip. Dorsal fin, double, the first with from seven 

 to nine spines, the second soft and reaching from the 

 first to within about the length of the head from the 

 tail; pectoral fins near the gills and about the width 

 of the eye below the center of the body; ventral fins, 

 a little behind the pectoral; anal fin under the center 

 of the second dorsal; dorsal fins dark; pectoral, ven- 

 tral and anal fins, light with darker tips; tail of the 

 undulatus proper, upper lobe square and lower lobe 

 rounded. Back, bluish brown, shading to white on the 

 belly; scales, small. Below the lateral line are a num- 

 ber of small spots forming irregular lines running back- 

 ward and upward. Size, rarely exceeding eight pounds. 



The illustration is of the variety that I have referred 

 to as a subspecies. 



Tackle and Lure The three-six tackle. Rod to be of 

 wood, consisting of a butt and tip, and to be not shorter 

 than six feet over all; weight of entire rod not to ex- 

 ceed six ounces; butt not to be over twelve inches in 

 length. Line not to exceed standard 6-thread. Lure, 

 sandflies, mussels or clams. 



YELLOW-FIN CROKER 



(Umbrina roncador) 



The yellow-fin croaker is found in the surf or near 

 it along the sandy beaches from some distance north of 

 Point Conception south to Manzanillo, Mexico, where it 

 is known by the name "corvina con aletas amerillas," 

 or "croaker with yellow fins." 



Head, about one-fifth the whole length; snout, very 

 blunt, with a small barbel on the lower lip. Dorsal 

 fin double, the first half with seven or eight spines, tne 

 longest about two-thirds the length of the head; second 

 half rayed and about two-thirds the height of the first, 

 and reaching to about half the length of the head from 

 the tail; pectoral fins short, and placed close to the gills 

 and a little below the center of the body; ventral fins 

 just below the pectoral and a trifle longer; anal fin, 

 below the center of the second dorsal; tail, nearly 

 square. Back, greenish brown, with a metallic luster 

 and giving a pinkish tinge in some lights; sides, shad- 

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